The global TB and HIV epidemics fuel each other, with TB-HIV co-infection posing a tremendous challenge to health systems, communities, and families worldwide, particularly in resource-constrained settings. While there are many intersections on social determinants of health, and TB and HIV sometimes disproportionately affect the same communities, TB and HIV work still largely operates in silos. Adding another layer of complexity, the COVID-19 pandemic challenges our communities even more in how we address the needs of people living with and at risk of TB and HIV, including those who are neglected, marginalized or criminalized. Now more than ever it is critical for the TB and HIV communities to join forces.

Here is what you can expect to learn during this webinar:
• How TB, HIV and COVID-19 intersect
• How COVID-19 has impacted the epidemics and what lessons learned can be applied in practice to strengthen the TB and HIV response
• What opportunities are on the horizon for joining forces between TB and HIV communities

There will be time to interact with other participants, plus a question-and-answer period to wrap it all up.

Featured speakers:
Robin Montgomery – Executive Director of the Interagency Coalition on AIDS and Development
Trevor Stratton – Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network; Coordinator, International Indigenous Working Group on HIV & AIDS; and Stop TB Canada steering committee member
Igah Sanguya – Vice Chair of Ilisaqsivik and Community Health Representative in Clyde River, Nunavut
Moderated by Sugandhi del Canto – Policy Advisor with the Canadian Aboriginal AIDS Network